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NEFSA commends the Trump administration for opening the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument southeast of Cape Cod near the edge of Georges Bank to commercial fishing. Photo courtesy of The Pew Charitable Trusts

Trump to reopen Northeast Canyons to commercial fishing

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Photo by Larry Chowning

ASMFC pressured to maintain menhaden catch limits

Chris Chase

This 42' tuna boat at Samoset Boatworks has tuna storage with a below-deck 3'-square live well that will come up to the underside of the cockpit sole. Next to it will be be an insulated tuna coffin next to that another live well. Samoset Boatworks photo.

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A pair of New England tuna boats

Michael Crowley

Photo courtesy of MLMC

Repeat offender caught lobstering illegally in NH waters

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Harvesting alewives as part of a pilot project at Wights Pond in Penobscot, Maine. With sufficient data to prove their viability, Wights Pond is among five Maine alewife runs approved for having a commercial fishery this year. Photo by Tate Yoder

New alewife fisheries for Maine

Paul Molyneaux

The loss within the NGOM fleet shook the community, a tight-knit group that gathers in Gloucester every spring for the region’s short but intense scallop season. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Gloucester’s fishing community rallies for its own

Carli Stewart

A limited test fishery had Maine shrimpers hopeful, however, the fishermen came back to the docks with little luck. Photo by NOAA Fisheries / Calvin Alexander

Still no shrimp in sight for Mainers

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New England groundfish fleet. Photo courtesy of Future of Fish

NMFS: Northeast groundfish will open May 1

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2016 11 14 Donald Trump CC Gage Skidmore — Photo by Gage Skidmore

Trump’s fishing deregulation order sparks debate

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F/V 25 TO LIFE. Photo courtesy of Robert Serbagi

NGOM season ends in sorrow as fleet mourns loss

Carli Stewart

The fourth class of trainees began the Deckhand to Captain Training Program through the New England Young Fishermen's Alliance on April 16. Photo courtesy of Bella Dziak

NEYFA launches fourth annual Deckhand to Captain Training

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